A Little Warm on course for the Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS — All was good for A Little Warm on a Sunday morning that was a little cool.

The winner of Saturday’s Jim Dandy Stakes, A Little Warm was resting in his stall at trainer Anthony Dutrow’s barn on the Oklahoma Training Track. Next up for the colt, who missed the Preakness because of an illness, will be the $1 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 28.

“At this point, I am not seeing any reason not to,” Dutrow said outside the barn Sunday morning. “The Travers is a go.”

A Little Warm won the Jim Dandy by 1 3/4 lengths and his name now has to be mentioned with the other top horses in the division. Super Saver and Lookin At Lucky, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, are atop the division right now. They are both running in the $1 million Haskell at Monmouth later Sunday.

“The Haskell is a stronger race than the Jim Dandy was, on paper,” Dutrow said. “We will have to see which race is actually better after today. But, I think most people would agree that A Little Warm got over the racetrack excellent (Saturday) and would give anyone confidence going into the Travers. How does he fit with his peers going into the Travers? I think very well.”

Dutrow said A Little Warm will get as many as five days off before heading back to the track.